"On the frontlines, more than 44,000 officers of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screen over two million passengers, 1.3 million checked items and 4.9 million carry-on items at more than 430 airports every day… Successfully securing the (US) nation’s transportation system in a challenging, dynamic, threat environment requires constant communication with a variety of audiences…” TSA acting administrator Dr Huban Gowadia (pictured) had conveyed in a written testimony before a house committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Functioning as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), TSA "works collaboratively with a wide range of partners, from aviation and surface......